Preferential selection of fruiting trees based on habitat structure by diurnal avian frugivores across successional forests in the Chocó Rainforest, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador

Mahoney, Michael

Jordan Karubian, Ph.D.

Animal-mediated seed dispersal in tropical rainforests shapes varying ecological processes including seedling recruitment and demography. In our study we explore which diurnal avian frugivores act as primary seed dispersal agents for the long lived, hyper abundant canopy palm tree, Oenocarpus batuau, and if these birds select foraging sites based on surrounding forest structure. Page 16 of the CELT Research Abstract Booklet.

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Palms
Esmeraldas River Valley (Ecuador)
Birds--South America

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